Fully Alive in Christ

Ryan teaches from Jesus’ words about money, possessions, and the heart. Generosity is not about guilt, pressure, or religious obligation. It is about surrendering everything we have back to Jesus and learning to live with open hands.

This week’s practice: identify something you own that you do not need. Give it away, or sell it and give the money to someone in need or to a cause that serves the poor.

This week in the Generosity Practice, Aaron Hovivian invites us to see generosity as more than giving money. Sometimes the most generous thing we can offer is our story — the honest, vulnerable places where Jesus met us in pain, shame, repentance, and healing.

Drawing from 2 Corinthians, Aaron reminds us that God comforts us in our trouble so we can comfort others with the comfort we have received. Our stories are not meant to stay hidden. They become gifts of hope for others who feel like their lives have gone sideways.

Practice this week: Share a piece of your story with at least one person. Be honest about both the hard parts and the places God has met you.

Generosity is more than giving money—it is a way of life that reflects our joyful and generous God.

In this message, we explore how the world forms us toward accumulation, comparison, and scarcity, while Jesus leads us toward trust, freedom, and open-handed living. Generosity breaks the hold of possessions and reminds us that our security comes from God, not what we own.

This week, practice one spontaneous act of generosity. Offer someone a gift, a meal, your time, or your resources—and do it freely and joyfully.

The practice of solitude ultimately leads us to one place: the presence of God.

In this message, Kim explores Jesus' rhythm of regularly withdrawing to be with the Father and shares how silence creates space for God to meet us in our deepest longings. More than finding answers or escaping the noise, solitude invites us into intimacy with the One who fully knows us and fully loves us.

As we finish this month of practicing solitude, may we learn to seek not just what God can give us, but God Himself.

Solitude isn't just about finding a quiet place—it's about creating space for God to reveal what has been shaping our hearts.

In this message, Ryan explores how silence exposes the influence of the world, the flesh, and the devil while inviting us to encounter the transforming presence of God. Rather than running from the noise, we're invited to slow down, recognize the voices competing for our attention, and choose the better thing: sitting at the feet of Jesus.

As we continue practicing solitude together, may we become people who are less driven by distraction and more formed by the presence of Christ.

Solitude isn't about escaping the world—it's about honestly meeting God in the quiet.

In this message, Kate explores how slowing down allows us to notice our thoughts, emotions, wounds, and desires while inviting Jesus into every part of our lives. Instead of distracting ourselves or trying to fix what's broken, we're invited to trust the Great Physician, who already knows us completely and gently leads us toward healing.

As we continue practicing solitude together, may we become people who are less distracted, more present, and increasingly transformed by the presence of Jesus.

What happens when we intentionally step away from the noise?

This week we begin exploring the practice of solitude through the story of Jacob's encounter with God and the example of Jesus, who regularly withdrew to quiet places to be with the Father. Solitude isn't about isolation or escape—it's about making space for God's presence to transform us so we can return to our families, our friendships, and our communities with renewed hearts.

As we begin this month's community practice, we're invited to slow down, let go of striving, and rediscover the quiet place where God reminds us who He is—and who we are.

As we finish our month of fasting, Ryan returns to the life of Daniel to remind us that fasting is a lifelong rhythm of dependence on God—not merely a religious discipline. Daniel's story shows that heaven responds when God's people humble themselves in prayer, and Isaiah 58 reminds us that true fasting always produces compassion, generosity, and justice for those around us. This episode invites us to deepen our hunger for God while learning to stand with the poor through practical acts of love and generosity.

Fasting is one of the most overlooked practices in the way of Jesus.

In this message, Kim explores how fasting helps us become aware of the desires that shape our lives and trains us to walk in step with the Holy Spirit. Through Galatians 5, Psalm 63, and Jesus' time in the wilderness, we discover that fasting is not about earning God's love or proving our devotion. It is about awakening our deeper hunger for God.

Together we explore:
• Saying no to the flesh and yes to the Spirit
• Why fasting exposes our deeper appetites
• Jesus' example in the wilderness
• Learning dependence on God
• Growing in holiness through surrender

Our deepest hunger is not for what satisfies us temporarily.

Our deepest hunger is for God.

Fasting is one of the most powerful and neglected practices in the way of Jesus.

In this episode, we explore fasting as an act of surrender, a way of offering our bodies and desires to God, and a practice that awakens our deeper hunger for His presence.

Using the example of Daniel and the teaching of Jesus, we discover how fasting helps us:
• Reorder our appetites
• Slow down and pay attention
• Turn hunger into prayer
• Declare that God is enough
• Offer ourselves more fully to Jesus

Every hunger pang becomes an invitation:

"Jesus, I offer myself to You again today."

This conversation is an invitation to rediscover fasting as a pathway into intimacy, dependence, and deeper life with God.